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When picking a CPU be careful and read all the specs because they are not all the same. F.ex. some 7th gen i5s were only dual core, not quad.

The 8th generation processors are better, with much faster GPUs that can run many recent games in fairly high settings. They are also more efficient and have lower TDP. Some such as the mobile aimed U8250U is a very nice CPU with a TDP of only 15W, rising to 25W under full Turbo boost load. Compare that with the other i5s in the 8th gen and they have a TDP of 45W. And older chips that were up to 95W. Could be a good chip for a SFF setup.

The mobile chips do look very good, but aren't really available as retail options. This reminds me; did many people ever put Pentium M processors in desktop builds? I seem to recall reading about it many years ago as they seemed like a good alternative to the P4.

Now I need to find some memory. Does it go faster if it has RGB lighting?

i did have some fail in a system I'd built for someone else. But because I buy all my hardware from Novatech, and I live fairly close to their main store, I returned it there and they replaced it without question.

Same happened with a Thermaltake 700W PSU. It was working fine but would not power off. When you shut the system down it would power down the System and HD but the fans would keep spinning and the motherboard power light remained on. Had that about 2 years before returning it. Had to wait a week for them to test it, but then they rang me to say it was faulty and they offered me slightly more than I originally paid to pick a new one from their current range.

If you haven't played a classic game in years, it's never too late to start!